Project Manager Engineer

Norman Lucas

**** ****** ***** ***: 610-***-****

Wescosville, PA 18106 Email: abmuga@r.postjobfree.com

Background Summary

Senior Research and Development (R&D) Project Manager with expertise in

identifying R&D best practices for deployment across global technology

organizations. A recognized Project Management leader for large, multi-

functional R&D teams in new offering projects and initiatives. Strengths

include a logical, efficient organized approach to R&D project and

portfolio management that relies on analysis and modeling of both the

technical and financial aspects of each opportunity. Expertise includes:

. Stage-gate process

. Innovation work processes

. Asset management

. R&D project/portfolio valuation

. International due diligence

. New product/process development

. Capital cost estimation

. R&D change management

Professional Experience

Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown, PA 1984 - 2009

Project Manager

Led feasibility study to assess the value of electronic laboratory notebooks

to replace paper notebooks across global technology organizations. Provided

project management leadership for novel lithium battery material focused on

emerging HEV/PHEV battery markets.

Successfully led $8 MM annual budget, lithium battery project to end of

prototype stage that could lead to a business opportunity as large as a

current major division of the company.

Identified productivity savings of at least 30 minutes/week and up to 10

hours/week for R&D technologists as business case for electronic laboratory

notebooks.

Presented results of pilot trial of electronic laboratory notebooks at

American Laboratory Managers Conference (ALMA) October 2008.

Provided financial models and templates to assess new business and

technology opportunities across all global technology and commercial

development organizations.

Knowledge Manager of Innovate College leadership team, a part of Air

Products University. Developed metrics system for Innovate College

curriculum that led to above industry benchmark performance results for

course materials and delivery.

Designed, developed and deployed a global R&D intranet portal as part of the

new Microsoft Sharepoint environment for knowledge retention and sharing.

Manager, Process Development

Led deployment of best practice R&D work processes across the Electronics,

Performance Materials and Corporate R&D organizations. Developed and

implemented a standard approach for financial analysis of technology

programs and projects. Provided project management leadership to key

technology projects.

Deployed a common stage-gate development work process across all global Air

Products technology organizations.

Developed, trained and deployed a common approach to financial analysis of

new offerings which has led to being able to place a present and future

valuation on what the $140 MM/yr R&D spending is worth at Air Products.

This now provides a common set of metrics for project valuation and

portfolio management across the corporation.

Led, mentored and coached multiple stage-gated (>$5 MM/yr spending)

technology projects for novel advanced materials focused on electronics,

battery materials and nano-materials markets.

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Asset and Process Technology Manager

As a dual R&D/Business manager, developed and led portfolio of global

development programs and projects for the Nonpressure portion of the Air

Products Polymers emulsions business. Scope included managing process

development group, new product development, process and quality improvement,

maximization of capacity and capital utilization programs for this 300 MM

lb/yr business.

Successfully deployed a "best in class" reactor technology system design in

both a California and a Mexican plant cutting cycle times by more than half

and doubling plant capacity saving $20 MM in capital expansion.

Managed process development group and pilot plant successfully expanding

pilot plant with $2 MM capital expansion to support "best in class"

development.

Manager Process Development

Managed process development group that included 24 engineers and

technicians, 2 pilot plants, and quality improvement programs in support of

the overall, 750 MM lb/yr emulsions business.

Developed Technology Platform Plan which served as the basis and key input

for developing the business strategy for this $300 MM/yr revenue business.

Led cross functional group that increased system-wide capacity 30% with no

cost/low cost capital options via debottlenecking from a sold out position

saving $10s of millions in capital.

Served on due diligence teams and provided technology support of domestic

and international acquisitions that explored a Brazil expansion and led to

expansion into Mexico and Korea.

Principal Process Engineer/Section Manager

Led numerous process/product scale up activities from lab to pilot to

manufacturing across all market areas of the Emulsions business. Actively

involved in due diligence and start up of two domestic acquisitions.

Documented a technology transfer work process.

BF Goodrich Chemical, Independence, OH

Sr. Process Engineer

Process design for the central engineering group. Major projects included

doubling the capacity of a specialty manufacturing facility, debottlenecking

PVC fluid bed and rotary dryers, and an increase in polymer latex capacity

by 50%.

Davy McKee, Independence, OH

Process Engineer

Process design for a wide variety of chemical and petrochemical capital

projects. Major projects included plant designs for several ethylene oxide

and ethylene glycol plants, specialty polymers and refineries.

Education

Case Western Reserve University, MBA

The Ohio State University, B.S.Ch.E.

Selected to be part of the initial group of 200 top managers at Air

Products for a five part Leadership Education series in the mid to late

90s.

Completed numerous internal education programs on such topics as

Innovation, quality management, statistics, statistical design, and

continuous improvement.

Community Involvement/Service

National team captain for Air Products Leukemia and Lymphoma team.

Local contact for The Ohio State Alumni Association. [pic]

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